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LAWRENCE — More than 90 University of Kansas students were initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the end of the fall semester.

The student members of Phi Kappa Phi represent the top of their academic programs. The KU chapter, which was established in 1975, invites only the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students, as well as the top 7.5 percent of juniors to join.

Phi Kappa Phi chapter president Marlesa Roney, a professor in the KU School of Education who recently completed an eight-year term as the university’s vice provost of Student Success, served as master of ceremonies for the initiation. Professor Rick Ginsberg, dean of the KU School of Education, was the keynote speaker.

Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. Since its founding in 1897, more than 1 million members have been initiated.

The organization’s primary objectives are to promote the pursuit of excellence in all fields of higher education and to recognize outstanding achievement by students, faculty and others by election to membership and through awards for distinguished achievement. Members are eligible for more than $700,000 in scholarships and awards each year. Student initiates are listed below:

First Name

Last Name

City

State Province

Election Status

Field Of Study

Grad Fld Study

Ranya

Ahmed

Overland Park

KS

GRAD

Political Science/Government

International Relations

Michael

Albert

Natoma

KS

JR

Computer Engineering

Megan

Andrews

Lawrence

KS

JR

Behavioral Sciences

Nadia

Azam

Leawood

KS

GRAD

International Relations

International Relations

Christine

Barron

Roeland Park

KS

GRAD

Nursing

Lauren

Beesley

Overland Park

KS

JR

Mathematics

Kelsey

Benz

Overland Park

KS

JR

Psychology

Surya

Bhamidi Lakshmi

Overland Park

KS

GRAD

Pharmacy

David

Bowman

Hanover

PA

Luke

Brinker

Topeka

KS

SR

History

Mark

Calhoun

Lansing

KS

Chemistry

History

Edward

Cezar

Overland Park

KS

GRAD

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

Rebecca

Chase

KS City

KS

Karrah

Christenson

Hutchinson

KS

SR

Anthropology

Kenneth

Cochran

Mission

KS

JR

Political Science/Government

Amanda

Deis

Pierre

S.D.

SR

Molecular Biology

Taylor

Drake

Wichita

KS

SR

Political Science/Government

Glenn

Dunne

Leawood

KS

SR

Molecular Biology

Bonnie

Ewart-Fisher

Wichita

KS

JR

Foreign Languages

Kathryn

Fankhauser

Topeka

KS

JR

Other

Jennifer

Farnsworth

Spring Hill

KS

GRAD

Fine Arts

Social Work

Chaohua

Feng

Lawrence

KS

SR

Accounting

Brooke

Finger

Olathe

KS

JR

Neuroscience

Eryn

Frank

Scottsdale

AZ

SR

Education

Kelly

Gerard

Lawrence

KS

SR

Health System Administration

Luke

Greene

Garfield

KS

JR

Biology

Jonathan

Gregoire

Lawrence

KS

GRAD

Music

Music

Elizabeth

Gustin

Overland Park

KS

SR

Education

Allison

Halpin

Lenexa

KS

GRAD

Sociology

International Relations

Elizabeth

Hastings

Littleton

CO

JR

Biology

Hunter

Hess

McPherson

KS

SR

Business Administration

Derick

Holmes

Lawrence

KS

JR

Civil Engineering

Ryan

House

Salina

KS

Biology

Kathryn

Hoven

Chester

NJ

JR

English

History

Kelly

Huff

Topeka

KS

GRAD

Music

Music

Steven

Hutchinson

Wichita

KS

JR

Biology

Jeremy

Ims

Overland Park

KS

JR

Physical Sciences

Arjun

Ishwar

KS City

KS

GRAD

Biology

Clinical Laboratory Science

Taylor

Johnson

Lawrence

KS

JR

Biology

Levi

Keach

Lawrence

KS

Michael

Keenan

Lawrence

KS

GRAD

Liberal Arts/Humanities

Law

Darren

Kennedy

Overland Park

KS

SR

Visual Communications

Joakim

Kennedy

Lawrence

KS

SR

Chemical Engineering

Paige

Kenney

Prairie Village

KS

GRAD

Nursing

Andrew

Keogh

Plymouth

MN

SR

Chemistry

Dev Vrat

Khanna

Lawrence

KS

SR

Finance/Banking

Severena

Kimball

Princeton

KS

SR

Communication Disorders

Blaine

Knox

Salina

KS

JR

Biology

Sean

Kramer

Lawrence

KS

SR

Art History/Criticism/Conservation

Scott

Kristenson

Lawrence

KS

JR

Molecular Biology

Richard

Leaf

KS City

KS

SR

Health System Administration

Adam

Lewis

Lenexa

KS

JR

Business Administration

Laura

Lind

Overland Park

KS

SR

Journalism & Mass Communications

Ji

Liu

Lawrence

KS

JR

Education

Mahender

Mandala

Pittsburgh

PA

ALUMNI

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Amy

Maple

Topeka

KS

SR

Psychology

Arielle

Martin

Lawrence

KS

SR

Journalism

Randy

Masten

Lawrence

KS

GRAD

Neuroscience

History

Nina

Mathew

Pittsburg

KS

SR

Genetics

Barack

Matite

Lawrence

KS

SR

International Relations

Jordan

Mayfield

Lawrence

KS

GRAD

Sociology

Social Work

Debbie

McCord

Lawrence

KS

SR

Communications

Emily

Miller

Shawnee Mission

KS

GRAD

Biology

Haley

Miller

Lawrence

KS

JR

Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Colin

Murphy

Lawrence

KS

SR

Cinema

Olivia

Needham

Lawrence

KS

GRAD

Music

Music

Luke

Nitchals

Lawrence

KS

JR

Finance/Banking

Erin

O'Grady

Overland Park

KS

JR

Molecular Biology

Naifun

Parker

Olathe

KS

SR

Respiratory Therapy

Oren

Rahat

Lawrence

KS

SR

History

Marissa

Rittof

Quincy

IL

SR

Journalism

Alexandra

Rose

Lawrence

KS

JR

Other

Alexander

Rouyanian

Lawrence

KS

Micro/Cell/Molecular Biology

Jamea

Sale

Olathe

KS

GRAD

Music

Music

Joseph

Schremmer

Derby

KS

GRAD

Journalism

Law

Briana

Serrano

Austin

Texas

SR

Communication Disorders

Olga

Sevcuka

Overland Park

KS

SR

International Relations

Foreign Languages

Sydney

Silverstein

Lawrence

KS

GRAD

Other

Anthropology

Christopher

Simon

Shawnee

KS

ALUMNI

Visual Communications

Other

Michelle

Smart

Lawrence

KS

SR

Psychology

Virginia

Stanzel

Leawood

KS

JR

Art/Drawing/Painting/Sculpture

Lucas

Strubing

Lawrence

KS

JR

Political Science/Government

Jitendra

Thakur

Lawrence

KS

GRAD

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

SueZanne

Thibodeau

Lenexa

KS

SR

Psychology

Sally

Timmons

Cedar Rapids

Iowa

SR

Education

Christina

Turner

Olathe

KS

SR

English

Melissa

Vancrum

Prairie Village

KS

GRAD

Business Administration

David

Vanderhofe

Overland Park

KS

GRAD

Psychology

Social Work

Michael

Virgo

Overland Park

KS

SR

Accounting

Joseph

Viviano

Overland Park

KS

JR

Finance/Banking

Sarah

Warth

Lawrence

KS

SR

Chemistry

Rachel

Watts

Lawrence

KS

SR

Education

Special Education

David

Webb

Prairie Village

KS

SR

Finance/Banking

Christopher

Wehri

Fort Leavenworth

KS

GRAD

Civil Engineering

Public Administration

Ian

Weidling

Leawood

KS

JR

Neuroscience

Ryan

West

Lawrence

KS

SR

Finance/Banking

Austin

Wilson

Carbondale

KS

JR

Pharmacy

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